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Thomas Zweifel

ORTZROKA

RANK	SCORE ?	GENRE	LOCATION
27730	1	Electronica	London, GB

For an outfit with only two singles to their name, OrtzRoka have stridden through 2007 like emerging giants, leaving accolade after accolade in their wake. Cited for their musical eloquence and influences that range from film and architecture to Noam Chomsky and Detroit techno, their remixes for Simian Mobile Disco, NME faves Peter, Bjorn & John, Robyn, Bloc Party, and The Dub Pistols, have afforded them the kind of acclaim that most young artists can only dream of.

Heralded by the dance press and influential media such as Fluokids, Channel 4 Music, and Popjustice, they've received huge support from musician and DJ folk as varied as Busy P, New Young Pony Club, Laurent Garnier, Erol Alkan, Justin Robertson, Ewan Pearson, Prins Thomas, Rob Da Bank, People Are Germs and Ivan Smagghe.

While they make machines sound beautiful in the manner of Kraftwerk, Booka Shade, vintage Kenny Larkin, and the Belleville Three, OrtzRoka have a thoroughly modernist aesthetic. Not for them the bleepy rehashes of outdated 'minimal' techno from the early 90's.

Within tracks such as 'Midnight', 'Black Magic', 'Bulb Fuel', and 'Lo Fuel', there is a warm, organic feel to their music that could only come from this decade (along with the acceptance that rock and dance are not mutually exclusive disciplines and that emotion and melody aren't musical diseases to be avoided like the plague).

As the music industry continues to embrace their brand of white-hot electronica, OrtzRoka are set for the most exciting 12 months in their young career. They're currently working on their debut artist album and being asked to remix for many acclaimed artists.

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